USPTO Patents Application 09718426

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As a below named inventor, I hereby declare that:

My residence, post office address and citizenship are as stated below next to my name.
I believe I am the original, first and sole inventor (if only one name is listed below) or an original, first and joint
inventor (if plural names are listed below) of the subject matter which is claimed and for which a patent is sought on

the invention entitled THERMOPLASTIC POLYESTER COMPOSITIONS HAVING
IMPROVED IMPACT PROPERTIES

UNITED STATES
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(check one) □ is attached hereto.

■ was filed as U.S. Application No. 09/718,426 o n November 24, 2000 and (if applicable) was amended on .

□ was filed as PCT International Application No. on and (if applicable) was amended under

PCT Article 34 on .

I have reviewed and understand the contents of the above-identified specification, including the claims, as amended by any amendment referred to above.
I acknowledge the duty to disclose information which is material to patentability as defined in Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations, §1.56.

I hereby claim foreign priority benefits under Title 35, United States Code, § 1 1 9(a)-(d) or §365(b) of any foreign and PCT application^) for patent or inventor's
certificate, or §365(a) of any PCT international application which designated at least one country other than the United States of America listed in this Declaration. I
have also identified below any foreign application for patent or inventor's certificate or PCT international application having a filing date before that of the
applications) on which priority is claimed:

Foreign/PCT Application No.

Country

Filing Date

Priority Claimed? (yes/no)

9914918

France

November 26, 1999

yes

I hereby claim the benefit under Title 35, United States Code, § 120 or §365(c) of any United States application and PCT international application designating the
United States of America listed in this Declaration and, insofar as the subject matter of each of the claims of this application is not disclosed in the prior United States
application or PCT international application in the manner provided by the first paragraph of Title 35, United States Code, § 1 12, 1 acknowledge the duty to disclose
information which is material to patentability as defined in Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations, § 1.56 which became available between the filing date of the prior
application and the national or PCT international filing date of this application:

U.S. Application No.

Filing Date

Status (patented/pending/abandoned?)

I hereby claim priority benefits under Title 35 United States Code § 1 19(e) of any U.S. p rovisional application(s) listed below:

U.S. Provisional Application No.

Filing Date

I hereby appoint the following attorneys to prosecute this application and to transact all business in the Patent and Trademark Office connected therewith: Robert G.
Weilacher (20,53 1), Herbert M. Hanegan (25,682), Dale Lischer (28,438), Frederick F. Calvetti (28,557), J. Rodgers Lunsford, III (29,405), Michael A. Makuch
(32,263), Dennis C. Rodgers (32,936), Michael C. Carrier (42,391), Eric J. Hanson (44,738), Patrick R. Delaney (45,338) and Brandon S. Boss (46,567).

Send all correspondence to: SMITH, GAMBRELL & RUSSELL, LLP, 1 850 M Street, N. W. (Suite 800), Washington, D.C. 20036. All facsimiles may be sent to (202)
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I hereby declare that all statements made herein of my own knowledge are true and that all statements made on information and belief are believed to

be true; and further that these statements were made with the knowledge that willful false statements and the like so made are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or

both, under Section 1001 ofTitle 18 of the United States Code and that such willful false statements may jeopardize the validity of

the application or any patent issued thereon.

Full name of sole or first inventor: Christophe LACROIX . y / , — Citizenship: France

Residence (city, state, country): B crnay, FRANCE fh^€^t\ \<^verfi€4fi,
Post office address 29 r i uc Lubiut, Dtniay FRANCE 273 00 2£-%>o

Signature: ^ L_ — Date:

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Full name of second joint inventor: Alain Bouilloux

Residence (city, state, country): Bernay, FRANCE

Post office address: 4, rue du Pont de lEtaiig, Bernay FRANCE

Signature:

Citizenship: France

Date: